Responsible To: Manager or Matron
Purpose of Role:
To work alongside a trained nurse or deputy manager in the provision of care. To act as a mentor to other carers by being an example and supporting them in their supervision, development, and appraisal.
Key Responsibilities:
- To organize and direct other care assistants throughout a shift of work.
- To assist in the formal supervision of other carers.
- To assist the trained nurse or manager in the appraisal of other carers.
- To take on the role of mentor for a group of care workers.
- To carry out spot checks on staff and maintain records.
- To respect the individual rights and choices of service users.
- To respond to the different cultural values and diversity of service users.
- To ensure the health and safety of service users; to report any health and safety issues or equipment failures to the manager.
- To communicate effectively with colleagues and managers.
- To provide personal care to service users regarding their daily living needs.
- To contribute to the therapeutic and social programmes offered to individual service users.
- To carry out moving and handling in accordance with training and in-house policy.
- To assist service users to live a normal lifestyle, including sleeping at night where required.
- To assist service users in retaining memory and life skills.
- To support service users, ensuring that they have a satisfactory intake of nutrition consistent with their preferences and needs.
- To undertake generic cleaning duties where required.
- To dispose of waste safely and in accordance with service users’ wishes and as per the plan of care.
Health and Safety:
All employees have a responsibility to abide by the safety practices and codes authorized by the organization; they share equal responsibility with management for maintaining safe working practices.
Note: This job description is an outline only and may be amended to take account of changes within the department following discussion with the post holder.
The above duties and responsibilities are intended to represent current priorities and are not exhaustive; the post holder may from time to time be asked to undertake other reasonable duties. Any changes will be made in discussion with the post holder in the light of service needs and will be commensurate with the grade and competencies of the post.